Historical Events In July - 23

1959  VP Richard Nixon begins visit on USSR on July - 23.  

1960  On this day in history 15th US Women's Open Golf Championship won by Betsy Rawls  

1961  Betsy Rawls wins LPGA Cosmopolitan Golf Open on this day in history.  

1961  On July - 23 esther Dale, actress (Birdie-Ma & Pa Kettle), dies after surgery at 75  

1964  On July - 23 egyptian munition ship "Star of Alexandria" explodes at dockside in Bone, Algeria. 100 die, 160 injured, $20 million damage  

1964  Jan PML de Vries, Dutch germanist/folklorist, dies at 74 on July - 23.  

1965  Beatles "Help" is released in the UK on this day in history.  

1966  Cavern Club in Liverpool reopens on July - 23.  

1966  Napoleon XIV releases "They're Coming to Take Me Away, Ha! Ha!" on July - 23.  

1966  Donald Novis, singer/actor (Pajama Game), dies at 60 on July - 23.  

1967  On this day in history 43 killed in racial rebellion in Detroit (2,000 injured, 442 fires)  

1967  Pirate Radio Swinging Scotland closes down for financial reasons on July - 23.  

1967  Race riots claiming 43 erupts in Detroit on July - 23.  

1968  On July - 23 fred Blasie wins 5th wrestling world championship belt  

1968  On this day in history pLO's first hijacking of an El Al plane  

1968  On this day in history race riot in Cleveland, 11 including 3 cops killed  

1968  Don Lillis, NFL president (NY Jets) on July - 23.  

1969  Deli Floyd, writer, dies on July - 23.  

1971  On this day in history van Heflin, actor (Great Adventure), dies at 60  

1972  Eddy Merckx (Belgium) wins his 4th consecutive Tour de France on July - 23.  

1972  On this day in history the first Earth Resources Technology Satellite (ERTS) is launched  

1973  On July - 23 ozark AL plane knocked out of the air by lightning, St Louis-36 die  

1973  Eddie Rickenbacker, WW I fighter pilot, dies at 82 on July - 23.  

1974  On this day in history greek military dictatorship collapses  

1974  Mary Forbes, actress (Nun-Les Miserables, Ivy), dies at 90 on this day in history.  

1976  Wings release "Let 'em In" on July - 23.  

1976  On this day in history wilhelmina Von Bremen, 4X100 relay sprinter (Oly-gold-32), dies at 64  

1977  Washington jury convicts 12 Hanafi Moslems on hostage charges on this day in history.  

1977  René de Vos, Dutch actor/composer (Jij Bent Mijn Leven), dies at 79 on this day in history.  

1978  Israeli cabinet rejects Sadat's call for return of 2 Sinai areas on this day in history.  

1979  E Bowell discovers asteroid #2736 Ops on this day in history.  

1979  On July - 23 keith Godchaux, rocker (Grateful Dead), dies in a car accident at 31  

1980  On this day in history billy Carter admits to being paid by Libya  

1980  On this day in history river of No Return Wilderness Area designated by Jimmy Carter  

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0645  Yazid I, Sixth caliph of Islam (d. 683) was born on this day in history.  

1301  Duke Otto of Austria (d. 1339) was born on July - 23.  

1339  On July - 23 birth of louis I, Duke of Anjou/King of Naples (Battle at Poitiers)  

1401  Francesco Sfoza, soldier was born on July - 23.  

1503  On this day in history birth of anna Jagello, Queen of the Romans (d. 1547)  

1659  Antonius Schultingh, [Schultingius], Dutch lawyer was born on July - 23.  

1705  Francis Blomefield, English topographer (d. 1752) was born on this day in history.  

1734  Antonio Maria Gasparo Sacchini, opera composer [or Jun 14 1730] was born on this day in history.  

0945  On July - 23 richarius, bishop of Luik (922-45), dies  

1227  On this day in history death of qiu Chuji, Chinese Taoist (b. 1148)  

1373  On this day in history birgitta van Sweden, Swedish saint, dies  

1403  Death of Henry Percy, [Harry Hotspur], killed in battle at 39 on this day in history.  

1531  Death of Louis de Brézé, seigneur d'Anet, Marshal of Normandy and husband of Diane de Poitiers on this day in history.  

1568  Don Carlos, son of Spanish king Philip II, dies at about 23 on July - 23.  

1581  Georges Lalaing, viceroy of Friesland, dies on this day in history.  

1584  On this day in history death of john Day, English printer (b. 1522)